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Kilwa

Haut-Katangatown

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Total population

6,000

Air quality index

69Moderate
Coordinates-9.28°, 28.33°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kilwa is a small town that lies in Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 6,000. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (-9.277°, 28.333°). The location receives about 2,048 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-9.2774
Longitude
28.3332
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
69
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
18.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1
Distinct species (top 10)
1

Most-observed species

  • Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
    Calamonastides gracilirostris (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2015-08-19

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Haut-Katanga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,048

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org